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Monday, November 16, 2009

With the help of Random.org, #8 is the lucky number this time: Janice M! Congrats! Her lovely blog is called Inkee Paws.

Please send me your name & adress in an email to: tindaloo @ hotmail.com (just remove the spaces)Mention the BlogCandy in the subject line & Let me know if you'd prefer regular paper or aquarelle-paper for the stamp-motifs I'll include! Hope you'll have tons of fun with it all :)

& a big Thanks to all of you for playing!!! *hugz*

On another note - the craft fair didn't happen for me this time, wich I'm a little bummed about, especially since the fee was paid already.. But i talked it over with my family on friday, and we didn't want to take any chances since a fair is a big crowd. Probably 2-300 people, and the swine-flu has grown the last couple of weeks here. My nephew has had to stay with us until his vaccine kicked in, 'cause his family have it. And earlier today we heard my uncle might have it too! Since me and my mum haven't gotten the vaccine, don't want any either - though there are riskfactors - we just try to be careful not to get exposed :)

Here is a card I made some time ago but haven't gotten around to putting in my blog. My favourite little guy from Doodle Factory! :)

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Ikke bare er dette innlegg #100., men jeg har også hatt over tolv tusen hits på siden! Så nå er det tid for en bloggcandy igjen!Det du må gjøre er: Skrive om candyen min i bloggen din og linke tilbake hit fra den, og kommentere under så jeg vet at du har gjort det ~ så er du med i trekningen! Stenger Søndag 15.Nov. klokka 21.00 :)This is my 100th posting, so I'm celebrating with some candy! Also I'm going to a fair next weekend (see last posting), so I'm a little exited about that! This is a thanks for all the nice comments on my blog, to all my followers, and to all you bloggers out there who's lurking on my blog from time to time ~ I see you! There's been more than 12.000 hits - how cool is that! :)

This candy is open to all who has a blog (I will ship anywhere)and it will close after I get home from the fair, on Sunday 15th of November ~ 09:00PM my time (See clock on the sidebar). And I'll draw randomly.I only ask that you post about my candy on your blog ~ or in your candy-sidebar, with a link back to here ~ and leave a comment below. You are free to follow my blog too - but only if you wish :)The Candy: Unmounted SugarNellies & some embellies on top ~ and I will also put in 10 secret sweet stamp-motifs(prints) as well! :) PS: the 2 text stamps say 'so sweet so sweet' & 'made with love'. The three image stamps can be found here at Funkykits: Peek a Bunny. Maggie with Stick & Accesories! & Nellie with Puppy.

A little exited theese days, and nervous 'cause I'm going to have a stand with my cards n stuff, at Melbu Crafts Christmas-Fair on the 14th & 15th of November. This will be my first try at such an event so wish me good luck! :)

Cute Card Thursdays challenge this time is #85. Primary Colours: Red, Blue & Yellow. Not the typical colors I like using, but perfect for a boy or male-type card :) And in light of fathersday, this is one for all the dads...As a kid my dad was SuperDad, - very strong and he wrestled with crocodiles to save mum (very good with the tall tales my dad *lol*), and he loved reading the cartoon 'the Phantom', and I remember watching the Superman-movies with him when I was little - So he would have loved getting this! :)

Stamps/Image:Eat Cake Graphics 'Mr.Billingsworth' (The 'S' on his chest is drawn on). Kreativ Hobby ticket stamp 'Journaling linjer' (handwritten txt= 'Superdad'). And I also used a Magnolia stamp 'flames' under the superman-image.Paper:Cherry Arte 'Arcade - Alien invasion'. From the BAM POP! volume 2 coll. a frame + yellow paper. The red dotted paper is from Panduro Design.Embellishments:The image pops out with 3D-squares, wich doesn't show in the scan.

Utfordringen hos Stampin' for the Weekend - er #22 - Back to the 80's with a Twist! Velge en av låtene: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" av Cyndi Lauper + bruke fargene: Oransje,blå og lilla. The challenge this week at Stampin' for the Weekend #22 is: Back to the 80's with a Twist! Using the colors orange,blue & purple, as well as picking one of the 80's songs in the challenge - mine is "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper.

Utfordringen hos Charisma Cardz #43 - Ingen bakgrunns papirer - så her er det motivet i fokus.The Challenge #43 at Charisma Cardz is - No Backing Papers, so here the image is in focus, and I do love this cutie stamp! Stampotique has the coolest goth inspired stamps - and I have two more girls, this one I've sold - wich I kinda regret now...I may have to buy it again! *lol*Stamps/Image:Stampotique - Baby Cakes (Jill Penney & Daniel Torrente). Magnolia - BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup. Text-stamp is from Stempelhobby/Kin Flicks (no longer in business) 'Venn 1' by Ksenia - and it reads: 'Nothing warms more than some encouragement from a friend'.Paper:Bazzill cardstock.Embellishments:Prima artful collage flowers. QK RS-0101 leaf. Basic Grey brads. The image is cut out with Spellbinder Nestabilities - Labels 4.

Stamps/Image:Cornish Heritage Stamp - by Kim Hughes - Owen the Owl. Text-stamp (=congrats on the BD) from Kreativ Hobby, and Magnolia - BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup.Paper: Misc bazzill cardstock.Embellishments:Misc. ribbons, and lots of cats eye chalk. Image is painted in H2O, but the shimmery paint doesn't show well in the scan - imagine the shine!

Monday, November 2, 2009

Jeg kommer til å legge ut flere kort over de neste ukene som jeg har laget for en tid siden, men ikke har fått tid til å blogge :) Her er et par kort laget med litt til-overs-papir-biter, med motiv fra Hanna Stamps - en herlig liten elg som heter Riley!I haven't had much time to go online during the last months, but i've been crafting some - so there will be lots of cards popping up on my blog from now on :)Here is another Riley card - he's a cute little character isn't he? The shop u can get him at is Hanna Stamps! I've gotten tons of new stamps, and i can't wait to try them all out, now that I have lots of time to play :)

My dad died last month, after beeing sick for some weeks, and it's been a sad time for all in the family. Because of the altzheimers, he didn't reckognize us anymore - not even knowing who he himself was or where he was, but he knew us as someone who cared for him and that he was surrounded by warmth all the time, up until the end. The pages above is from the front and back of the pamphlet for the funeral, with psalms inside. It's much more personal to make it oneself rather than having the funeral-bureau do it, - Like with the front and the berries he always used to fill up the freezer with in the early days.. And the back with the mountains and scenery as of Lofoten where he grew up. And I wrote a poem in memory of him, in wich I mention that we will remember him as he once was - before he got ill and forgot most things, - when he was as strong as the mountaingoat, a real 'king of the forest'.. And that he now is as 'free as the birds' from one of his favourite songs, but that we'll always miss him... ♥ PS: The pamphlet was created in word and paint, and the backgrounds is from different sets of gorgeous recycled letterpaper made by the company Hippopotamus.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

To all my internet buddies.. I haven't been able to craft or blog as much, and as often as I want to - or to go to my fave communities and chat with fellow scrappers. My health haven't been the best of late, and also because my dear old dad is taking up a lot of time during the day...

Theese days I'm working on a new project - a picture book in A4 size that my dad can look at, and we can read on the backs places and things from the past to trigger the small parts of his memory that still is there... Like his mum and dad and the place he grew up :)My dad has had the Altzheimer's disease since the early 90's, and the last months it has gotten so much worse, to the point that he doesn't know who we are, or sometimes even himself. He sees things and people who aren't there, and can't comprehend the simplest of things, like why there are people inside the tv - looking at him and talking to him...

We have him still at home, although he needs help with absolutely everything now, from going to the bathroom, feeding him, dressing him, and supporting him when he walks.

It's so sad to see how quickly he's deterriating. We have to be at his side most of the day, 'cause he is like a child, getting anxious when he doesn't see us, and in need of attention all the time. Luckily he loves music, especially oldtime-dance-band music, like Vikingarna (a swedish band), so we have a cd playing constantly to calm him down, and we sit and hold his hand a lot...

It's me and my mum who are the caregivers, and it's beginning to take it's toll on both of us. And especially my mum, who has moved him into her room to keep an eye on his movements during the night. We haven't got the best of health between us - my mum have Sjøgrens. And we share other things like rheumatic pains in the joints, backpains, fibromyalgia, strong migrains (my mum didn't get so much migrains after her menopause - wich makes me long for that, although I'm 34...), Oh and some allergies too.. And I have some hormonal wackyness goings on wich is not quite fun.. (with the need to shave like a man). And no - we're not total wrecks in this family - just a little bit! *lol* ;)

My three brothers are in full-time jobs, and are busy busy busy.. But they visit and chat with dad sometimes, and my youngest brother have taken him on a short walk once a week, as well as giving him a good shave - he only complains when me or mum tries :) My dad has always been a very active man, and taking hikes in the woods and mountains has been his hobby. Now that his feet won't carry him long, and his appetite is low, and he is wobbly all over... the trips has ceased. But that makes him very agitated and restless... He get's medecine to calm down a bit, but the constant talking and confusions are very tiring.. So I'm wondering how long we can keep up. But we want to keep him at home as long as humanly possible. Both me and my mum have worked in the healthcare system, and know firsthand how the elderly and the ones with dementia are treated. Not that they don't have the best healthcare the county can offer - it's that the county isn't able to provide the thing that's most needed - human contact. They sit there in their chair with the staff rushing past all day long, no-one is able to just sit and hold hands and talk. Too short on cash for that... hopefully more effort will be done this year with the change of the 'political regime'?The Norwegian election for priminister and political party was last night. I didn't vote.. I voted last time - on the guy who won, but I can't see much progress. And promises have been broken.. Haven't heard any good from the other 'windbags'.. so I couldn't decide!Anyway... wow - this was a very long rant! Glad I begun writing this in english, 'cause I think I'm skipping on the translating today! :)

And I was so in the 'mood' when I was done with my card of Anya for the challenge, that I made one more pastel card. With one of my fave mice - Maxwell!!! This card fits Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge #8 - I think! This is not after a sketch but a color challenge: eggplant, celery & kraft - But I didn't have any kraft left, so I used yucky olive instead! *lol* Stamps/Image: The Greeting Farm - Anya stamps 'Shine'. House Mouse - Feeling Rosy (Maxwell).Paper: Panduro hobby Scrapboooking Moments - Aqua coll. papers, & some leftover scrap-papers /cardstock.Embellishments: Flowers unknown. MM brads. My Minds Eye - Tres Jolie - Mademoiselle 'Mother' french borders (stripes + text sticker). The star-stickers are Tatty Teddy. And Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities - Labels 4. Cats-Eye chalk inkpad used was Blue Iris, and the images are colored with DistressInk/H2O/watercolors.

The scan of the card doesn't show very well that half of the patterned blue paper is heat embossed with clear EP. Also this time I've put away my watercolors and used LePlume markers - on plain paper! Works fine when I want a more intense coloring :)

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Should have known to add a longer deadline, not many has signed up to get theese goodies *lol* ;) But the more chances for the ones who did! And since no one had given the same answers, I didn't need to 'choose away' any of you, like the last time I had a blogcandy - now that was a really difficult task! :) I actually used 5 hours and 25 minutes on my new blog background & header, there were some html to be fixed as well... And I'm not too bright about theese gadgets *lol*Ta-da!... Chrisd was the closest with 5 hours, yippi!and... Kari & Kristin came up 2nd and 3rd! hurra!Wishing I could send to all of u (but not having enough ink nor paper ;) - I have randomly picked one more to get stampmotifs from me!!!And her name is... JanJ!Can all the lucky winners send me your name & adresses in an email to: tindaloo @ hotmail.com(just remove the spaces)Please mention BlogCandy in the subject line & Let me know if you'd prefer regular thick paper instead of aquarelle, in case u only color with copics! :)Thanks for playing!!! *hugz*

I also made this, an Orangutang card wich reads something like: If you had been here, you would get a real bear-hug!Stamps/Image:The photos of the orchid and orangutang are taken by me at the Palomitos Park/Zoo on Gran Canaria. Texts are a rubon from Ett Trykk, & Scrapmagasinet plate 27B.Paper:Bazzill cardstocks, some scrap-paper, and Basic Grey - Stella Ruby 'Shopping with Dorothy'.Embellishments: Butterflies from 'A-stickers - Accessorize/Monsoon'. Brads by BasicGrey. The die used on the orchid, is Spellbinder Nestabilities - Petite Scalloped Circle Large S4115. I've also used sandpaper.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

This Candy is now Closed!!!I'll announce the three winners shortly in a new entry :)---------------------------------------...Got a little bored with my blog lately, so I've refreshed my blog header and background - and I'm no digital-wiz, so that took some doing! - U like??..I used the free version of 'Photofiltre' - a great program wich I'm quite addicted to, my trusty epson scanner, and I would be lost without old 'Paint' in windows as well :)..And I thought some candy would be nice!!!The PopQuiz: Guess how long (hours/minutes) it took me to make the background & header, and to get it up & running on the blog??? If many has the same correct answer, there will be random-picking between them (random.org) If you want you can add me to your candybar or mention my candy on your blog.You are free to follow my blog too - but only if you want to :) ...I've finally added the follow me-gadget, after some consideration, the blog is already way too packed with gizmos of many kinds *lol*To celebrate the soon to be 5000 hits on my blog, I will pick one lucky person who will get the candy on this photo!!! :) The two stamps are new & unmounted, and made by Kreativ Hobby in Norway: Trollkids/Trollunger & Knight/Ridder.

And there is even more Candy! I'll pick out two lucky girls (or guys) who each gets a sweet surprise of:..30 STAMP-MOTIFS..(= permanent stamped images on aquarelle paper - but if you want regular paper instead, I can fix that too)

So just answer me the popquiz, and there are three chances u could win some candy!!!...The blogcandy's will run until the9th of August - 9:00PM / 21:00 my time (check the clock on my blog!) And I will ship all over the world :)

PS: The hellokitty-image is only a cute candy-pic, has nothing to do with the blogcandys! What kind of stamp-motifs is a Secret, i only say - they are sweet ;)

Stamps/Image:Angus the dog with bone from Sugarnellie. + Cat's Pajamas stamps. And inside: Dexter the Bear by Little Cotton Rabbits also Sugarnellie.Paper:Bazzill cardstock. Love papers from Your crafts beautiful.Embellishments:Prima flowers and MM brads. The patterned Ribbon is from CraftLover - Fancy. I've used the Spellbinder Nestabilities - Small Labels - on the stampmotif. And an corner puncher from EK success.

Stamps/Image:The mice with muffin are from the Penny Black Clearstamp set 'Critters', and on the inside PB - Surprise!! The text reads 'Happy birthday' and come from Scrapmagasinet - 27B. And the ribbon stamp is also from Scrapmagasinet - 36B. The swirlstamp is from Lazar StudioWERX Inc - Funky Holidays set.Paper:White Bazzill cardstock, DCWV - sweet neapolitan gltr., and inside a Noteworthy diecut journaling paper from M.M.Embellishments:As always (almost) I distress my cards with my small cats eye pads - don't know what I'd do without them! And I've used Spellbinder Nestabilities - Labels 4 on the front stampmotif.

I'm trying out something new, for me that is - I've seen lots of sweet doorsigns others made, so now I'm having a go! The texts reads: 'Welcome' on the front, and 'Stop! Don't disturb' on the backs. I'm quite addicted to fonts - and Dafont is a good place to find them! I got more than a 1000 on my computer - something for any theme :)

Dette kortet har jeg laget etter skissen til Sugar Bowl challengen #12 Sketch by Lia. Ble litt mørkt bilde i scanneren.. Jeg elsker disse nye stemplene fra Gorjuss - og gleder meg til neste pakke kommer fra FunkyKits :)I hope everyone is having a great summer!!! We sure are - right now we have a period with rain rain and more rain... but hopefully good weather will come again, and then we'll be off on a roadtrip up north. I see it's been a while since I've blogged - been a busy bee! Lots of cards shall be scanned and shown off soon I promise :) This card is for the The Sugar Bowl – Challenge 12 – Lia’s Sketch Love my new gorjuss stamps!!! And they look SO good in H2O & Distress ink!

Paper:My Mind's Eye - Kaleidoscope 'Friends Dots/Blue Paper'Embellishments:I've used the Cuttlebug and cut out the frame in the card with one of the dies from Spellbinder nestabilities Petite Scalloped Circle Large. The stampmotif is placed on the inside of the card, and has adhesive 3D-foam under to 'pop' it out of the card. Bazzill(?) brad, and the flower is from Prima.

Stamps:House-stamp from PaperArtsy - Love & Kisses 1. Text stamp - Gratulerer (=Congratulations) I don't know where from. Handwritten is the words 'med nytt hjem!' = with a new home.Papers:Basic Grey piece of scrap paper - think it's from the Stella Ruby line. And Sassafraslass - Fawnd of you, & Bazzill cardstock.Embellishments:Prima flower, MM brad, Blondes from my mum :) I made the tag by drawing the outlines to the tag from a BG tag! And i've spritzed it with Tsukineko Walnut antiquing ink & H2O copper Shimmering mist. To color in the house on the card, I've used LePlume markers.